History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
Norman Ratcliff, 36, was a British national from Gillingham, Kent, England, returning home from Hong Kong via Japan, the United States, and Lusitania. Ratcliff entered a port side lifeboat, which was lowered but the ship fell on top of his boat. He was saved from the shipwreck. Ratcliff frequently commuted to and from Hong Kong, …
Percy Rogers, 46, a British national from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, was part of the Canadian National Exhibition. He was on the Lusitania enroute to England in connection to the Toronto Fair. Rogers survived the Lusitania sinking and owed his life to his swimming skills. His ticket aboard Lusitania was 6928 and he stayed in cabin D-44. In …
Laura Ryerson Saloon Passenger Saved image credit: Phyllis Ryerse Born Laura Mary Ryerson 1892 Died 21 December 1943 (age 52) York Mills, Ontario, Canada Age on Lusitania 23 Ticket number 46106 Cabin number D 55 Traveling with Mary Amelia Ryerson (mother) Lifeboat 14 Rescued by Unknown Citizenship British (Canada) Residence Toronto, Ontario, Canada Other name(s) …
Friedrich August Schwarte, 44, was a British national listed as living in New York City, New York, United States. His ticket aboard Lusitania was number 46122, and he stayed in cabin A-11. He survived the Lusitania sinking and was treated at a Queenstown hospital in Ireland before going to the Queen’s Hotel. He had previously …
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